Let the players play, and get out of the way

“It’s unfortunate, because the only way you can beat the Patriots is if you take four of their top offensive players off the field, the officials have their hand in the game, and then you have to have some momentum switch because (Chris Harper) muffs a punt,” CBS NFL analyst and former QB Boomer Esiason told 98.5 The Sports Hub listeners Monday.

Esiason referred to what he believes is a growing resentment by the officials toward Dean Blandino, the head of officiating in the NFL.

“I don’t want to sit here and cry about the officiating or sound like I’m doing that,” Esiason added, “but when the game is on the line you have to let them play.

The best officials are the officials that let the players decide outcomes for themselves.